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CADOTT – Eau Claire Regis had all five its runners finish in the top 13 to run away with the boys team championship Saturday at the Cloverbelt Conference Cross Country Meet, held at Whispering Springs Golf Course and hosted by Chippewa Falls McDonell.
Nick Wagner led the Ramblers with a second-place finish in 16:50.3, just three seconds behind individual champion Andrew Kaiser of Colby/Abbotsford.
Marshfield Columbus Catholic placed 14th and Spencer had an incomplete boys team.
Tyler Derfus was the only Dons’ runner to crack the 20-minute mark in the 5-kilometer race, finishing 37th in 19:01.1.
Spencer’s Dan Schubert was 55th in 19:52.8.
The Columbus Catholic girls took seventh in the team standings behind an eighth-place finish from Claire Pinter, who ran the 4K course in 16:45.5.
Haley Steig, a senior for Osseo-Fairchild, cruised to the girls individual title, finishing in 15;44.4, 35 seconds in front of second-place Casey Sprotte of Colby/Abbotsford. Steig led a group of three top-six and four top-12 finishers for O-F, which won the girls team title by 20 points over second-place Stanley-Boyd.
Spencer was 12th, with Jessica Ruhbusch taking 44th (18:42.6) and Macie Wienke finishing 45th (18:47.7).
Both Spencer and Marshfield Columbus will be competing at the WIAA Division 3 sectional meet at Erbach Park in Athens on Friday. The boys race starts at 4:15 p.m., with the girls to follow at 5 p.m.
BOYS VARSITY
Team standings: 1. Eau Claire Regis 37; 2. Altoona 122; 3. Chippewa Falls McDonell 132; 4. Colby/Abbotsford 166; 5. Stanley-Boyd 167; 6. Neillsville 169; 7. Augusta 184; 8. Granton 191; 9. Fall Creek 193; 10. Osseo-Fairchild 221; 11. Loyal 230; 12. Cadott 240; 13. Gilman 251; 14. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 319; Spencer and Owen-Withee incomplete teams.
Top 15 finishers: 1. Andrew Kaiser (C/A) 16:47.1; 2. Nick Wagner (ECR) 16:50.5; 3. Austin Kirckof (SB) 17:11.6; 4. Joe Knozen (ECR) 17:18.3; 5. Nick Zander (CFM) 17:20.0; 6. Ben Fox (FC) 17:21.9; 7. Mike Byrns (AL) 17:22.3; 8. Isaac Schober (ECR) 17:34.2; 9. Cordell Kapusta (N) 17:43.3; 10. Kevin Mathiowetz (ECR) 17:44.2; 11. Dan Gjerseth (AUG) 17:52.2; 12. Kyle Genteman (L) 17:57.1; 13. Matt Byrne (ECR) 18:03.1; 14. John Richmond (GR) 18:04.6; 15. Ryan Hanson (AL) 18:07.1.
Columbus Catholic finishers: 37. Tyler Derfus 19:01.1; 58. Travis Wienke 20:01.4; 63. Patrick Sullivan 20:20.6; 84. Ethan Badzinski 21:44.5; 88. Malcolm Pittsley 22:58.1; 90. Zack Kolbeck 23:13.9.
Spencer finishers: 55. Dan Schubert 19:52.8; 64. Rudy Nieman 20:22.2; 85. Christian Neumann 21:59.9; 91. Steven Hebert 23:54.9.
GIRLS VARSITY
Team standings: 1. Osseo-Fairchild 51; 2. Stanley-Boyd 71; 3. Colby/Abbotsford 91; 4. Cadott 130; 5. Chippewa Falls McDonell 152; 6. Fall Creek 172; 7. Marshfield Columbus Catholic 217; 8. Owen-Withee 218; 9. Altoona 218; 10. Eau Claire Regis 224; 11. Neillsville 230; 12. Spencer 241; Loyal, Augusta, Granton and Gilman had incomplete teams.
Top 15 finishers: 1. Haley Steig (OF) 15:44.4; 2. Casey Sprotte (CA) 16:19.7; 3. Megan Hanson (FC) 16:24.7; 4. Kayla Milas (SB) 16:35.0; 5. Sierra Flury (OF) 16:37.3; 6. Megan Skoyen (OF) 16:38.6; 7. Lindsey Genteman (L) 16:41.3; 8. Claire Pinter (MCC) 16:45.5; 9. Marissa Mahr (SB) 16:46.4; 10. Amanda Kaiser (CA) 16:52.4; 11. Danea Zeigle (N) 16:56.9; 12. Amy Bye (CFM) 17:01.3; 13. Amanda Johnson (OF) 17:02.6; 14. Megan Pulver (CFM) 17:05.8; 15. Ashley Lewallen (SB) 17:06.8.
Other Columbus Catholic finishers: 32. Sarah Brandt 18:02.1; 49. Rachel Albrecht 19:03.0; 76. Nikki Hertel 22:05.3; 77. Abby Gotz 22:07.0.
Spencer finishers: 44. Jessica Ruhbusch 18:42.6; 45. Macie Wienke 18:47.7; 48. Hana Kramer 19:00.1; 56. Sam Hoeldtke 19:22.0; 69. Jaynie Burnett 20:53.7.
Complete girls results courtesy of pttiming.com.
Complete boys results courtesy of pttiming.com.